Assessing the Socio-Economic Factors That Push To Commercial Sex Work at Hawassa City Administration

ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to assess factors that push commercial sex work at Hawassa city administration. A descriptive survey research was used to develop the study. To this end data was collected from a sample of 150 commercial sex worker at study area are selected through purposive sampling techniques. Sample sex workers are selected by stratified sampling techniques; Moreover, the data gathering tools for this research were questionnaire, interview and focus group discussion. Collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics such as percentage and frequency. Besides, thematic analysis was used to analyze qualitative data. Finally, the findings of the study revealed factors that are responsible for commercial sex work are problems like, living outside family, Drug addicted and alcoholic family members, and also having Friends who engage in Commercial sex work, Having experience of attending night club or bars, Experiences of sexual intercourse and Bad habit like drinking alcohol, smoking cigarettes and chewing chat, income of parents and experience of lack of money were the most pushing factors for commercial sex work at Hawassa city administration. Based on the finding researcher conclude that major factor that push commercial sex work were social related problems Therefore, it was recommended that family should have to follow and nurtured their daughter in exemplary behavior by doing this family contribute their role on minimizing commercial sex work